I don't think you're being cranky, you're just stating the obvious. Conner's been eating finger foods that dissolve quickly since he was 6 months and other solid foods since about 7 months and he loves them. Also his first tooth didn't break through until 7 months so there were NO teeth involved in his chewing :-) I have a friend whose DD has no teeth and she's a year.....couldn't imagine if she would have been waiting this whole time to introduce solids.

I don't think you're being cranky, you're just stating the obvious. Conner's been eating finger foods that dissolve quickly since he was 6 months and other solid foods since about 7 months and he loves them. Also his first tooth didn't break through until 7 months so there were NO teeth involved in his chewing :-) I have a friend whose DD has no teeth and she's a year.....couldn't imagine if she would have been waiting this whole time to introduce solids.

Thanks!! Brooklinn just had her first and second teeth pop thru (at abut the same time). She will be 9 months on the 3rd!

I was getting annoyed (and cranky) because I was reading posts about finger foods and feeding (etc) and in almost every single one of them someone said that they hadn't introduced solids (not purees) because their LO didn't have teeth!!!

Thanks!! Brooklinn just had her first and second teeth pop thru (at abut the same time). She will be 9 months on the 3rd!

I was getting annoyed (and cranky) because I was reading posts about finger foods and feeding (etc) and in almost every single one of them someone said that they hadn't introduced solids (not purees) because their LO didn't have teeth!!!

Connor has ZERO teeth and can really chew well. He eats puffs and other small bites of whatever I give him from time to time. However he JUST started trying to feed them to himself. I would always give him some puffs on his tray and let him "play" after about a month he figured out how to get them into his mouth! He also eats crackers.. I give him the whole cracker (usually soda) and he gums it and breaks off small pieces that he then chews. He has never once chocked and again no teeth. So yes it does seem silly to say babies can't eat anything but purees until they have teeth.

Connor has ZERO teeth and can really chew well. He eats puffs and other small bites of whatever I give him from time to time. However he JUST started trying to feed them to himself. I would always give him some puffs on his tray and let him "play" after about a month he figured out how to get them into his mouth! He also eats crackers.. I give him the whole cracker (usually soda) and he gums it and breaks off small pieces that he then chews. He has never once chocked and again no teeth. So yes it does seem silly to say babies can't eat anything but purees until they have teeth.

My Baby Girl still has no teeth but I still feed her baby food. Today I gave her little pieces of hard boiled egg, and some little pieces of tuna. And she was chewing with her gums. I was eating some cheeto puffs and she likes to suck on them. Maybe they think when you say solid food that might be thinking about grown up food.

Christy

My Baby Girl still has no teeth but I still feed her baby food. Today I gave her little pieces of hard boiled egg, and some little pieces of tuna. And she was chewing with her gums. I was eating some cheeto puffs and she likes to suck on them. Maybe they think when you say solid food that might be thinking about grown up food.

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From:
Babygirl12018

To: andthentherewas3

Posted: Mar-25 11:10 AM (14 of 19)

O.K. My baby girl has no teeth yet but we feed her adult food. Whatever we eat we give her little bites of. She still gums it and it looks like she is chewing. So, I do not know why that mom would say they are not feeding their baby solids because of no teeth. Our baby girl gets formula, baby food, mumums, and solid food.

Christy

O.K. My baby girl has no teeth yet but we feed her adult food. Whatever we eat we give her little bites of. She still gums it and it looks like she is chewing. So, I do not know why that mom would say they are not feeding their baby solids because of no teeth. Our baby girl gets formula, baby food, mumums, and solid food.

lol...I guess I'm just cranky this morning!! But I keep seeing posts and comments about how someone isn't feeding there baby yet because they don't have any teeth to chew it with!!

AND THEN....when I post something about what I've been feeding Brooklinn someone will ALWAYS ask "how many teeth does she have cuz my LO only has 1 tooth and I"m scared she will choke cuz she won't be able to chew her food"!

Brooklinn only has pureed foods in the morning (sometimes at night if we are having a late dinner) but she has been eating what we have for dinner and eats with us at the family dinner table.

SORRY JUST ANNOYED at seeing the SAME THING REGARDING TEETH!!!!

lol...I guess I'm just cranky this morning!! But I keep seeing posts and comments about how someone isn't feeding there baby yet because they don't have any teeth to chew it with!!

AND THEN....when I post something about what I've been feeding Brooklinn someone will ALWAYS ask "how many teeth does she have cuz my LO only has 1 tooth and I"m scared she will choke cuz she won't be able to chew her food"!

Brooklinn only has pureed foods in the morning (sometimes at night if we are having a late dinner) but she has been eating what we have for dinner and eats with us at the family dinner table.

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From:
epgrossi

To: andthentherewas3

Posted: Mar-23 08:52 PM (18 of 19)

Thanks for posting this! My mom gave us crap when we went to visit them last week b/c we have been giving Paige small bites of whatever we're eating. She told me that an 8 month old baby can only "digest" purees. Seriously?! Like the enzymes in her saliva and stomach can't break down small bites of food?!

Anyways, I ignored my mom and kept giving Paige small bites of our dinner (seasonings and all) in addition to her jarred purees. I guess it didn't help my case that my sister kept complaining how her 9 month old son gags on Stage 3 foods b/c of the tiny noodle balls in some of them. Yeah, we don't have that problem. Paige gums them just fine without gagging.

Oh well, I guess that's one of the nice things about living 2,000 miles away from my family?

Thanks for posting this! My mom gave us crap when we went to visit them last week b/c we have been giving Paige small bites of whatever we're eating. She told me that an 8 month old baby can only "digest" purees. Seriously?! Like the enzymes in her saliva and stomach can't break down small bites of food?!

Anyways, I ignored my mom and kept giving Paige small bites of our dinner (seasonings and all) in addition to her jarred purees. I guess it didn't help my case that my sister kept complaining how her 9 month old son gags on Stage 3 foods b/c of the tiny noodle balls in some of them. Yeah, we don't have that problem. Paige gums them just fine without gagging.

Oh well, I guess that's one of the nice things about living 2,000 miles away from my family?

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